SpeedGrader - Add Annotated Comments
Student submissions can be viewed and comments added directly on the screen in SpeedGrader. Students can view your SpeedGrader comments from the assignment Submissions Details page.
Compatible SpeedGrader Files
If a submission includes a file that can be rendered in SpeedGrader, but the submission preview is not yet complete, Canvas will generate a message stating the document is still processing.
Accessibility
Students can access SpeedGrader annotations and comments with a screen reader, which can read the annotation, author name, comments, and any reply comments at the end of the document. However, the following limitations currently exist: when a student is listening to the document, there is no indication that a comment is available; if a student is tabbing through comments, they cannot jump to the associated place in the annotated assignment; the kind of annotation is not indicated; some images may have no alternate text or display; markers in the document are not in-line with the text.
Notes:
- Files over 100 MB and password-protected files will not be viewable by SpeedGrader.
- Annotation tools are not available for text entry assignments.
- SpeedGrader may take up to ten minutes after an assignment is submitted to display a file.
- In mobile devices, SpeedGrader annotations are only fully supported in the Canvas Teacher app.
- SpeedGrader does not support anonymous comments, so it cannot be used for annotated feedback on assignments with anonymous peer reviews.
- If an assignment is anonymously graded, students will not be able to view instructor annotations until the assignment is unmuted or assignment grades have been posted.
- If students have enabled the Submission Comment notification, they will receive notifications when you add comments to their document. If annotation comments have been made anonymous, students receive notifications that do not include the name of the user who posted the comment. If the assignment has a manual posting policy, you may need to post grades and/or comments for students to receive a notification.
- If you download the PDF files to view the annotations on your computer, Adobe Acrobat Reader is a common tool used for this purpose.
For more information and step-by-step instructions, click on this link to the Canvas Community help guide.